The Workshop

THE WORKSHOP FRETWORK DESIGN & LOCAL GALLERY 143a COLOMBO STREET, SYDENHAM

THE WORKSHOP - JULIA CHRISTIARNA HAMILTON

THE WORKSHOP - JULIA CHRISTIARNA HAMILTON

DESIGN RATIONALE INTRODUCTION The concept for this design was to create a centre to celebrate the lost arts and crafts of fretwork. Fretwork is found on Villas and Bungalows and in particular to this site this area has many historical villas in close proximity.

FRETWORK

WORKSHOP MAKE

LEARNING CENTRE WATCH & LEARN

The site encompasses a gallery and learning centre for public to come and learn about historical local villas and the art of fretwork. A workshop provides space for fretwork to be made as well as areas for the general public to have a go at designing and creating their own hand crafted pieces.

The mixture of diverse flexible spaces creates a hive of activity which will buzz in its residential/light shopping location.

SPACES •

GALLERY

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LEARNING CENTER

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WORKSHOP

Showcase history of local villas & fretwork creations

Viewing platform & space to provide briefings before entering workshop

To create fretwork and host small handcraft workshops

ABOUT THE CRAFT Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved or cut from materials most commonly wood and metal Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design and used to adorn/decorate architecture.

GALLERY

ATTRACT & INSPIRE The mixture of diverse flexible spaces creates a hive of activity which will buzz in its residential/light shopping location.

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SITE ANALYSIS CONTEXT WHY SYDENHAM? The site is located within a pocket of small retail, hospitality and office buildings on143A Colombo Street, Sydenham in Christchurch. To the Northwest of the site is Somerfield Street, the site is surrounded by a predominantly residential setting.

Chosen as there are mainy historical villas and bungalows in this immediate area to relate to the lost arts and crafts of fretwork.

TOWNSHIP LINKAGES Sydenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, located two kilometres south of the city centre, on and around the city’s main street, Colombo Street. It is a retail and residential suburb.

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

The site chosen is currently in Business 1 (Local Centre). These areas are dominated by small scale retail shops and service activities. The Business 1 Zone’s purpose is to provide for local opportunities for employment, community activities and convenient (often pedestrian) access to goods and services.

This makes it an excellent place for a small community crafts center and gallery to learn about the history of the art of fretwork and local residential villas due to its proximity to many beautiful heritage villas and medium pedestrian activity created by commuting traffic, surrounding hospitality and small retail buildings.

SITE

EXISTING FUTURE PROPOSED

ACTIVITY LEVEL

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Colombo St is a heavy commuting route for people travelling from suburbs along the Port Hills via car/bus/bike/ walk into the CBD for work and other daily activities. This location is helpful to attract pedestrians and visitors from the busy street and in to the gallery.

In contrast Somerfield St provides a quieter entrance to site as the street itself consists of mainly housing. This would provide a suitable back entrance for the workshop, parking, and employees.

LOCATION PLAN 143a COLOMBO STREET/ 146 SOMERFIELD ST SYDENHAM, CHRISTCHURCH

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SITE ANALYSIS

CLIMATE The climate of Christchurch is greatly dependent on its proximity to the sea and the nearby topograhpy of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills.

The prevailing wind directions for Christchurch are east-northeasterly and from the southwesterly quarter.The site sits just north of the Cashmere Hills on the plains and is sheltered from the cold winds from the south.

SITE INFORMATION Lot 9 DP 7451

The sun aspect is good with long sunlight hours in summer and average sunlight hours in winter however the surrounding environment is quite dense with existing buildings which partially block the site from daily sunlight.

LD: CANTERBURY Total Site Area: 450m2 Total Site Coverage: 82%

SUMMER SUNSET

SUMMER SUNRISE

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WINTER SUNSET

WINTER SUNRISE

NOISE

T OP D S SH IEL K F OR ER AM W OM NH E S D 46 SY

The entrance to the site is situated on Colombo St. Colombo is a main street of Christchurch that connects the Port Hills across the CBD to Bealey Ave. There is a small shopping centre with retail shops and offices on the otherside of Colombo St. As a result noise mainly comes from everyday use, pedestrians and vehicles.

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ZONING The site is currently in Business 1 (Local Centre) These areas are dominated by small scale retail shops and service activities. The Business 1 Zone’s purpose is to provide for local opportunities for employment, community activities and convenient (often pedestrian) access to goods and services.

Environmental results anticipated:

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PREVAILING WINDS

GALLERY 143A COLOMBO ST SYDENHAM

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A zone environment with generally small scale commercial buildings

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A visual environment with relatively high site coverage, and in some cases limited open space, on-site car parking, and landscaping.

PARKING

SITE PLAN 143a COLOMBO STREET/ 146 SOMERFIELD ST SYDENHAM, CHRISTCHURCH

There is generally lower levels of parking on Colombo St than in larger commercial zones. Somerfield Street provides parking entirely along the residential street.

There is also a driveway access from Somerfield Street which leads to existing private carparking space which is shared by surrounding buildings.

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CASE STUDIES

RESEARCH IMAGES

RESEARCH

CROSS STITCH HOUSE

ASAHICHO CLINIC

ARCHITECTS WORKSHOP

As part of conceptual development I began reseaching precedent examples of projects similar to or of interest to inspire the design. I prioritised certain topics to apply small case studies to reference in this project to help understand certain aspects of the design such as:

FMD Architects Melbourne, Australia

HKL Studio Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

A. Kudimov, D. Butahina Moscow, Russia

STRUCTURE

Connections

Complex Timber Structures

SPATIAL

Galleries

Workshops Storage

ENCLOSURE

Claddings

Materials

Referencing Villas in a contemporary style

WORKSHOP Researching precedent examples of workshop layouts to find: • • •

Dimensions of machinery Neccesary work spaces suited to fretwork Minimum spaces & ergonomically suitable layouts

LONG SUTTON STUDIO

LENGA MODULAR SYSTEM

Cassion Castle Architects Hampshire, UK

Yes, Oui Si Grid Timber Organiser

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SPATIAL SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION These diagrams are showing how the building works spatially and how each area of activity relates to each other.

The programme of the building is determined by the brief which is that the building is to be a lost arts & crafts learning center. A facility to learn, showcase and bring back lost crafts.

Due to the location of the building having two diverse frontage environments I have decided that the best face to attract visitors would be from the busy Colombo Street face where a small narrow frontage creates an entrance through the gallery space.

The workshop facade is located on the quieter Somerfield St using a large open plan workshop allows itself to be opened up completely to the street and is more easily accessable and practical for moving in large machinery, crafts and deliveries. The open plan design is used to as it will allow for a flexible layout.

OUTDOOR EXHIBITION SPACE

GALLERY

VIEWING AREA

WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP RECEPTION

Landscaped exterior spaces have been considered to exhibit artworks created by the workshop.

At the gallery entrance the viewer is faced by a contemporary facade referencing the lost art of fretwork.

At the end of the gallery steps lead in to a lowered space.

The space surrounding by buildings, street front, landscaping and an internal viewing area.

The reception for the workshop business can be entered from off street access. The site includes a driveway to back of site parking which allows for clients or contractors.

Sculptural display garden to enhance the spatial qualities and entrance of experiencing the gallery and workshop.

The narrow gallery directs the viewers eye up towards the exposed truss roof system.

A glass wall seperated the two spaces so that the public can view the artists crafting away in the workshop.

The front facade faces north west and is fully glazed with sun louvres to provide efficient natural lighting.

Angled glazing on the sides allows sunlight at all times of the day.

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SPATIAL SYSTEM VIEWING AREA

GALLERY

This area is intended to be an open and flexible space for small class workshops to be perfomed seperated and sound proofed from the workshop noise.

The history and installations about fretwork and local historical villas in the area is displayed along the walls to inspire, educate and provide activity.

INTERIOR VIEW INSIDE GALLERY WORKSHOP The workshop is a large open space which allows for flexible layouts for machinery and workspace where fretwork can be created.

A smaller hand tools area provides a space for beginners to learn the art and host small worshop classes.

RECEPTION Visitors will need to sign in and be given a briefing in regards to site health and safety. This small area provides customer service, storage and access.

INTERIOR VIEW INSIDE WORKSHOP

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STRUCTURE SYSTEM HEADER BEAM

STRUCTURE

CONCEALED BEAM HANGER

The structural system was designed to create a mixture of different sized open spaces to suit different activities.

Fixed to the header timber and inserted into the in-coming beam slot, held in place using dowels.

The beam hanger connects timber members together without seeing the connector to create an aesthetically pleasing connection.

DOWELS

For the workshop glulam column and beam portals make up the structure. The intent was to create a heavy and solid structure that created a large open plan space to allow for flexibility in spatial arrangements.

The gallery structure is constructed using a solid timber asymetrical truss system that is supported on columns with lightweight timber in-fill. As this is a smaller one story height building there was less of a demand for a complex heavy structure. The trusses are exposed to provide extra decorative detail and add interest to the long narrow space.

BEAM HANGER CONNECTING BEAM

GLUE LAMINATED TIMBER The structural system used in the workshop building is constructed using Glulam (Glue Laminated Timber). Using column and beam method of construction to support the rafters and roof load above.

GLULAM COLUMN

WHY? •

High strength to weight ratio in comparison with steel and concrete

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Glulam has approximately 1.5 – 2 times the strength to weight ratio of steel

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Superior earthquake resilience and greater resistance to fire than any other structural construction material

STEEL BASE PLATE TO ANCHOR COLUMN TO CONCRETE SLAB

CONNECTIONS

BOLTS TYING COLUMN TO STEEL PLATE

Structural brackets are used to connect the beams and columns.

Concealed beam hangers have been used to hide the connection to create a seamless tidy connection

WELDED SPOKES GRIPPING BASE PLATE TO CONCRETE SLAB

GLULAM STEEL BASE PLATE The steel base plates merge the concrete foundations and timber structure together. They have been designed to conceal most of the steel plate to appear tidy.

DETAIL - GLULAM BASE PLATE THE WORKSHOP - JULIA CHRISTIARNA HAMILTON

STRUCTURE SYSTEM

ROOF ThermoPanel EPS - The Metalcraft Insulated EPS Panel is a stressed skin sandwich panel, comprised of pre-painted steel skins continuously laminated over a fire retardant treated Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) core. Excellent thermal insulation properties. Easy installation for faster construction times.

ENCLOSURE Various different enclosure systems used including: Curtain Wall Vertical Timber Slats Perforated Steel Sheeting Aluminium Sheeting Please refer to enclosure page for in depth detail

STRUCTURE Using glu laminated timber a mixture of systems has been used: Workshop - Column & Beam System Gallery - Truss & Column with timber in-fill Viewing Area - Column & Beam Portal System

FLOOR Two systems have been used. The workshop uses a concrete slab foundation and the smaller buildings are constructed using timber tongue and groove on piles and bearers.

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ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS GALLERY

VIEWING AREA

Design considerations such as light, referencing materials, suitabity of materials were influential to selecting the enclosure system based on the purpose and performance of the space.

The space is designed to be light and airy after being channelled through the narrow passageway of the gallery in to the light chamber.

FACADE SYSTEM

WALL & ROOF SYSTEM

This facade uses a curtain wall frontage system connected inbetween the column and beam structural timber members. An additional facade which is made from vertical timber members has been attatched to the structure with perforated metal sheet infill to create a more attractive facade to invite in the public.

This wall system wall and roof system in this area is the same using timber column and beam portal structure with frosted glazing to create a light and spacious area.

WALL SYSTEM

GALLERY FACADE DETAIL

The surrounding sites are currently empty but in the future this site will be hidden away by new built buildings.

Therefore the walls are timber framed wall construction. The walls and roofs are entirely clad in white aluminium panels, connected by raised vertical edges – known as standing seams.

Indicating the layering system of the enclosure to create the east gallery facade.

INTENTION The enclosure systems intention is to allow for varied levels of light and air to flow through the building. The materials and textures chosen to create the enclosure systen have been influenced by the intent to reference the topics of villa bungalows and fretwork in a contemporary style.

GLASS CURTAIN WALL Along the workshop facade to allow for maximum daylight into the building, allowing the spatial system to be a bright place and a pleasent place to work.

BRISE SOLEIL Made from white perforated steel sheeting, designed to regulate the amount of sunlight coming into the spaces.

They have been placed on the workshop facade due to it being fully glazed with curtain walling and its northwest orientation.

PERFORATED STEEL SHEETING Has been used as a double skin and aethetic element on the East, North and West facades of the workshop as well as behind the gallery facade. Aesthectically creating interest in the building, while practically it is shading the buidling from direct sunlight. The perforation references the detail that fretwork considers and is applied to this building as a decoration alike fretwork to a villa.

ROOF SYSTEM

COMPONENTS 1

VERTICAL TIMBER MEMBER

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PERFORATED STEEL SHEET

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AIR GAP

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DOUBLE GLAZING

The roof area facing North is cladded using the aluminium panel cladding as used in the wall system applied over purlins and rafters over truss framing.

A combination of skylights at 45 degrees and a clerestory let in diffused light from the south.

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ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP STREET FACADE

There are three enclosure systems applied to the workshop to provide variations of light and aesthetically interesting claddings.

This facade is fully glazed using a structural curtain wall system with framing attatched to the curtain wall and roof structure to support and attatch the Brise Solei.

WALL SYSTEM 1

Brise soleil is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building by deflecting sunlight.

This wall system is a vertical timber cladding applied over battens which are connected to the structural framing. The structure has been in filled with a mixture of timber infill and glazing.

WALL SYSTEM 2 This cladding system is a white perforated metal sheeting which is applied over a frame that is connected to the glazing framing. This has been used to diffuse light entering the workshop to reduce glare when construction is taking place.

ROOF SYSTEM ThermoPanel EPS The Metalcraft Insulated EPS Panel is a stressed skin sandwich panel, comprised of pre-painted steel skins continuously laminated over a fire retardant treated Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) core. Excellent thermal insulation properties. Easy installation for faster construction times.

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